AZ was again unable to break any pots in the second group match of the Conference League on Thursday evening, but got away with it against the Czech Jablonec. Albert Gudmundsson was crowned man of the match with the only goal. Strikingly enough, the attacker withdrew after the game ESPN the comparison with Cristiano Ronaldo, who he thought played badly against Villarreal on Wednesday night.
“It was not an easy game,” Gudmundsson said afterwards. “The first half was not good. Not from my side, but also not from the other players. We suffered a lot of ball loss. But I also saw Manchester United – Villarreal yesterday. Cristiano Ronaldo played a bad game, but he scored the winning one goal. That’s what counts in the end. I’m not saying I’m making the comparison with Ronaldo. We also played badly against Randers and then we didn’t score. Fortunately, we did now.”
Gudmundsson ?? ? @Cristiano “I’ve seen Man United. Ronaldo also played badly yesterday, but scored the winning one.” #AZJAB pic.twitter.com/YaaIHOrYZz
— ESPN NL (@ESPNnl) September 30, 2021
“I thought we played better in the second half,” Gudmundsson continues AZ TV. “I think we were good between the lines in the first half, but my passes weren’t good enough. If I had played better, our first half would have gone better. I kept motivating myself to do better in the second half I did that, which made me score. I don’t want too many credits for the goal, because it came more from the other guys.”
AZ was obliged to put down a result against Jablonec, as the Alkmaarders also lost points against Randers (2-2) during the first group match. After an extremely disappointing first half, trainer Pascal Jansen’s team still won the game after the break. Jesper Karlsson served on the left flank Owen Wijndal who had come up, who with a low cross to the far post offered Gudmundsson a knock: 1-0. AZ could have increased the score, but Karlsson and Gudmundsson then aimed just wide. AZ will visit SC Cambuur on Sunday.
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